Driveway Permit Application
Amended Policy Statement No. 2024-01
Before you begin, please see the:
Driveway Permit Information Packet
Construction Permitting within Borough Rights-of-Way
- Pursuant to KPB 14.40.040(A)(1) a driveway permit must be obtained for construction at intersections between private drives and borough rights-of-way.
- Permittee shall construct an adequate transition from the shoulder of the road to the level of the driveway. Length of intersection approaches shall be as required to
create a smooth intersection. Where practical, vertical grade shall not exceed 4% within 50 feet of the driveway intersection with the road. - Material for driveway intersections shall meet the requirements for subbase grading RSA Type 1 specified in KPB 14.06.
- Installation of a driveway culvert shall normally be required to provide proper drainage for the road. Driveway culverts shall be a minimum of 15 inches in diameter and 30 feet in length or as determined by the RSA director. All culverts, coupling bands and special sections shall be corrugated steel pipe, minimum 16 gauge. Plastic culverts are acceptable if they meet ADOT & PF Standard Specifications Section 706-2.07 corrugated polyethylene pipe, AASHTO M 294, Type S.
- Driveway intersections shall be constructed as nearly at right angles with roadway as possible.
- Exceptions due to individual circumstances may be granted by the RSA Director.
Citizen Maintenance Permit Application
Amended Policy Statement No. 2024-01
Before you begin, please see the:
Citizen Maintenance Permit Information Packet
Construction Permitting within Borough Rights-of-Way
Pursuant to KPB 14.40.060(B)(11) the following guidelines are here by established for road construction projects and maintenance subject to permitting by the borough:
CITIZEN MAINTENANCE PERMITS
- Pursuant to KPB 14.40.040(B) maintenance permits shall be issued for citizen maintenance of borough rights-of-way.
- A single application may be filed for several rights-of-way or for ongoing seasonal Citizen Maintenance pursuant to KPB 14.40.040(B). Applicants for citizen seasonal maintenance shall reapply each year.
- On rights-of-way that have not been certified for maintenance by the borough, annual permit application for seasonal citizen maintenance consisting of only snow
removal, may be waived at the discretion of the roads director. - Citizen maintenance includes, but is not limited to, snow removal; grading; replacing lost gravel (not to exceed a depth of six inches); reshaping shoulders, slopes, and ditches; unplugging culverts and clearing ditches; filling potholes; dust control; and other such activities consistent with sound maintenance practice.
- Citizen maintenance does not include such activities as relocating a road; survey and design of a road; widening a road; adding lost material in excess of six inches in depth; and other such activities that would constitute road construction as opposed to road maintenance.
- Construction within a borough right-of-way must comply with the right-of-way construction permit provisions of KPB 14.40.